Imagine the weight of all commercial aircraft ever made. We generate more electronic waste than that.  Every year.  Buried in that waste is  $50 billion of precious and rare-earth metals. 32% of our electronic waste is small equipment like laptops, tablets, phones, desktops, monitors, TVs. This is the fastest growing category of waste. 

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Even if your used electronics aren’t in good enough shape  to sell, donate, refurbish or reuse, avoid throwing them in the trash. Toxic substances like lithium-ion (li-ion) batteries, mercury, lead, and cadmium in our old computers, cellphones, and TVs will eventually leach into the soil and may be our drinking water and food . 25 states have passed laws  requiring people to recycle old electronics.